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Hovind got a mention on the Science Blog

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Submitted By ben on 09/02/13

Ninny

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/02/things_that_make_creationists.php

Try to be nice.

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9tails

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 2:43 GMT

I have no vestigal organs, I'll require all of my organs.

We have two kidneys, but only need one to live.

That obviously means that at least one is vestigal.

My blind friend's eyes are vestigal. I was thinking perhaps he should have them surgically removed, as they are a nunsense.

my pinky toe serves no obvious purpose, I will have it removed at once.

rationalist (ben)

3 days - 3,596v

Posted 2009/02/13 - 3:03 GMT

You don't know the meaning of vestigal it would appear.

bigdog

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 3:36 GMT

Vestigial body parts and evolution myths. I found this cite thanks to WWDD. (http://www.angelfire.com/mi/dinosaurs/vestigial.html)

Joe (epiclolguy)

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 4:06 GMT

Ever heard of the appendix?

9tails

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 4:39 GMT

The appendix is used for holding and breaking down hard inedible materials, dialation and excretion of gas and is used in other immunity functions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendix

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21153898/

http://www.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/human-body/what-likely-purpose-human-appendix

Joe (epiclolguy)

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 5:24 GMT

It was used for that, as the latest theory holds, but it seems to have lost its use in most people. Perhaps when human ancestors ate raw meat, the appendix had that use, actually, the appendix in some groups, such as the inuit peoples (who until very recently ate raw meat and organs of seals and fish), still have that ability, but if you were to test the appendix of say, a European, it would have lost its use a long time ago. When an organ becomes useless, the environment stops selecting for it, and it will slowly disappear. Men's nipples are also a good example of a truly vestigial organ, and in the whale, the five fingers inside the flipper are also a good example.

9tails

2 days - 3,026v

Posted 2009/02/13 - 7:14 GMT

Your ancestors may have eaten raw meat and rotten fruit, mine did not. They preferred their meat slowly simmered in onions and sauteed' mushrooms.

Joe (epiclolguy)

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 23:56 GMT

mmmmmm sauted mushrooms... now im hungry

rationalist (ben)

3 days - 3,596v

Posted 2009/02/13 - 13:41 GMT

Don't forget many structures of the manatee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co2kpLp3Q50

bigdog

4 days - 5,621v

Posted 2009/02/13 - 16:52 GMT

I forgot what I was going to say.

9tails

2 days - 3,026v

Posted 2009/02/13 - 21:46 GMT

Bigdog says:

[I forgot what I was going to say.]

LOL, I can only imagine him sitting there taking breaks from his solitare game and online shopping for his wife to add on some thoughts.

Terry (hethatdiligentlyseeketh)

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 21:12 GMT

I would venture a guess that Barbecued Manatee substantially aided in the growth of our ancestor's "vestigial" organs.

And isn't the supposed vestigial bone on a whale the bone that is essential for mating?

Joe (epiclolguy)

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Posted 2009/02/13 - 23:59 GMT

The vestigial "legs" of the whale are now used to hold onto mates, but in the past they were fully formed legs, based on the bone structure. Whales also have pelvises and fingers, they have the same arm structure and hand structure of all mammals, even though they really dont need fingers. Its the same reason whales swim swishing up and down, as opposed to the much more efficient method of fish, which is side to side. Interestingly, whales swim like otters and seals do, up and down body movements, which is a possible indicator of their terrestrial origins.

bigdog

4 days - 5,621v

Posted 2009/02/16 - 5:14 GMT

Great speculation but it lacks hard evidence.

rationalist (ben)

3 days - 3,596v

Posted 2009/02/16 - 17:28 GMT

Hard evidence? You like if only there were some transitional fossils?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_IKPSavQ4Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2C-3PjNGok

9tails

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